Both Uses of
sagacious
in
The Mayor of Casterbridge
- The good stabling and the good ale of the Mariners, though somewhat difficult to reach on account of there being but this narrow way to both, were nevertheless perseveringly sought out by the sagacious old heads who knew what was what in Casterbridge.†
Chpt 6sagacious = wise
- The town was small, but the corn and hay-trade was proportionately large, and with his native sagacity he saw opportunity for a share of it.
Chpt 17 *sagacity = wisdom
Definition:
wise -- especially through long experience and thoughtfulness